It's nearly here; the juggernaut that is EA's annual FIFA football series rolls on for another year, and in anticipation of FIFA 11, EA have decided to be kind and release a demo for us to get acquainted with the series' new additions. The demo is available for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, and you get the chance to play as any of Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Olympique Lyonnais.
The FIFA 11 demo features an exhibition match with 3 minute-halves (short, but you can't have it all...) in Real Madrid's home stadium, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, and users will be able to upload created in-game videos to EA SPORTS Football World, if showing off is your kind of thing. In a neat twist, fans who go to Facebook to play EA Sports FIFA Superstars and complete achievements will receive exclusive access to Arsenal and Emirates Stadium to play in the FIFA 11 demo. This is an intriguing addition, as it may potentially mark the beginning of a trend towards rewarding players in-game for interacting on social networking sites.
In preparation for the eventual release of FIFA 11, EA announced the line-up of stars that will adorn the game's packaging worldwide. This list compromises a wide range of players, including: Kaka, Wayne Rooney, Petr Cech, Karim Benzema, Hugo Lloris, Mezut Oezil, Rene Adler, Georgino Chiellini, Andres Iniesta, Tim Cahill, Ricardo Carvalho, Landon Donovan, Carlos Vela, Sergei Semak, Valentin Stocker, and Jakub Blaszczykowski - phew! The new features, such as Pensonality+, Fight for Possession and Pro Passing, look set to make the game more physical and realistic, although we highly doubt whether there's a 'cheat on your spouse' trick with a flick of the right analogue stick.
While it's easy to sneer at the FIFA series, it is impossible to deny that it has improved dramatically in the past four years or so, and EA should be applauded for the effort that they've put in. While the purists may still love Konami's PES series, we're predicting that the latest instalment from EA will be a stormer.
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